Download The Basics Phonological Awareness

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Presented by: Joan Parrish
The Basics
Phonological Awareness:
is considered the “sound structure” of speech, or the
auditory part of language where we understand that
spoken language is made up of smaller sound parts
(syllables, onset & rimes, and manipulating phonemes).
Phonological Awareness is
not phonics!
The Basics
What is a vowel?
A vowel is a sound that you make when you speak
without closing your mouth or throat.
What is a syllable?
A unit of spoken language that consists of one or
more vowel sounds alone or with one or more
consonant sounds preceding or following.
(ability to manipulate
phonemes).
Phonemic Awareness
(prefix, suffix, base
word)
Word Awareness
(counting words)
Sentence Awareness
Rhyme
Onset & Rime
Syllable Awareness
Phonologic Awareness
& Syllables
Phonologic
Awareness
Phonologic Awareness
Syllable Awareness
Counting
Blending
Deleting
Segmenting
Syllable Awareness
Trac-tor
I get to move
two.
Counting
Let’s put 2 words together:
star & fish. Hey, that’s a
starfish!
Guess my
special word:
but-ter-fly!
Blending
Rainbow without
rain is just bow!
Segmenting
Deleting
BUTTERFLY!
Syllabication
What is Syllabication?
Syllabication is the act of breaking big words down into
smaller parts so they can be pronounced and spelled
more easily. This skill is a very valuable tool which can be
learned thoroughly as well as quickly when it’s
approached in an organized, systematic manner.
Reading Multi-syllabic
Words
Readers must be able to:
• understand the concept of a syllable and how to identify
vowels and consonants
• know where the syllables divide – syllable patterns
• recognize common prefixes, suffixes, and base
words
Syllable Patterns
1. Closed syllable ends in a consonant. The vowel has a short vowel sound,
as in the word hot.
2. Open syllable ends in a vowel. The vowel has a long vowel sound, as in
the first syllable of go.
3. Vowel-consonant-e syllable is typically found at the end of a word. The
final e is silent and makes the next vowel before it long, as in the word
bake.
4. Vowel team syllable has two vowels next to each other that together say a
new sound, as in the word south.
5. Consonant-le syllable is found in words like table, puzzle, and middle.
6. R-controlled syllable contains a vowel followed by the letter r. The r
controls the vowel and changes the way it is pronounced, as in the word
pork.
Why Our Children
Can’t Read
“. . . A syllable should not be in two or more categories at
the same time. If you say the words “bake,” “bait”, and
“pork” out loud, you will hear that all three are “closed
syllables” (CVC)…This means, for example that the words
“bake” and “bait” are phonologically in two categories at
once–“closed” and “diphthong”–and “bake” is visually in a
third–“vowel + e.” These problems are inevitable when
you classify the spelling code by letter patterns rather than
by phonemes” (pp. 196-197).
McGuinness, D., (1997). Why Our Children Can’t Read. New York: The Free
Press.
Decoding Skill #1
provide
X
X
X
One consonant (guardian) goes on
Decoding Skill #2
campus
X
X
Two consonants (guardians) split
The Goal
• Basic decoding strategies to
draw upon when reading.
• Comprehend what they read.
Questions & Answers
Questions, concerns, or
comments?
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Phonics Huddle!
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Tuesday, February 24th at 2:00 pm MT